Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain Chapter 2743 - 2742: Now It’s My Turn to Take On Two at Once!

Xue Chen is still clinging to life, though he is incredibly frail. Each agonizing breath feels like a brutal theft of his remaining vitality, making the simple act of respiration a torturous ordeal.

He leans precariously against a jagged boulder, his gaze shimmering with the fading embers of defiance and deep-seated despair.

The situation for Macaron across the way is just as dire.

While he miraculously managed to withstand the detonation of that blood drop, the blast radius left him battered and broken. His frame is a tapestry of wounds and gore, and his breathing is no steadier than a candle flame caught in a gale; his existence is clearly hanging by a thread.

Wobbling as he fights to remain upright, he wears a twisted grimace that fails to mask the terror roiling within him.

"Hahaha, good. Excellent, Lin Dong, success is ours!" There is a telltale tremor in Macaron’s tone, as if he is desperately trying to convince himself while simultaneously projecting an image of triumph for Lin Dong’s benefit.

Yet, before that hollow laughter could even fade, Lin Dong’s stare pierced him with the lethality of a razor-sharp blade.

A cryptic smirk spread across Lin Dong’s lips as he spoke in a low, mocking register:

"Macaron, are you truly going to persist with this charade? Do you genuinely believe I am unaware of your schemes?"

Macaron’s heart hammered against his ribs. His expression shifted into a complex mask of agitation, but he forced a veneer of composure. "Lin Dong, what... what are you implying?"

Lin Dong’s eyes narrowed into icy slits, his delivery calm yet laden with authority:

"Macaron, do you honestly think I believed you? The bad blood between myself and your Dark Family is far too deep to simply be washed away."

"I have already claimed the life of your Dark Family's youngest prodigy, the Young Heavenly Realm Martial Artist Red Dragon, and I have left your Secondary Ancestor, the Shadow Sovereign, in a miserable state. Did you actually imagine your Dark Family would just let these transgressions slide?"

"The fabrications you just spewed have been unmasked by my Eye of Insight," Lin Dong asserted with cold finality.

"Did you think I couldn't see through your ploys? Ha! You truly underestimated me. Had I been the one collapsed on the ground, you certainly would not have shown me the slightest mercy."

Stung by the accuracy of Lin Dong’s words, Macaron’s face flickered between ghostly pale and crimson rage.

Still, he attempted a desperate reclamation of false innocence:

"Lin Dong, you must be mistaken! I am nothing like the rest of the Dark Family; I have no desire for enmity with you..."

Lin Dong cut him off with a frigid rebuke: "Oh, is that so? If you had no intention of clashing with me, how exactly did you arrive at this location so conveniently?"

"Ha, let me guess. You were dispatched by the Shadow Sovereign to extinguish me, is that it? You simply never accounted for the fact that I would cross paths with the Four-star Blood Emperor."

"Blame your own hubris. You sought to partner with me to slay the Four-star Blood Emperor, intending not only to kill me and seize my spoils but to loot the beast as well. Your greed is boundless, but such avarice will eventually leave you with nothing but your own demise."

As Lin Dong declared this, his gaze swept over both men, a chilling smile gracing his features:

"Now, we have reached the end of the line for you."

Upon hearing this, Macaron and Xue Chen exchanged glances, desperation and turmoil crossing their expressions.

Following an uneasy silence, Macaron finally spoke, his resolve hardening: "Xue Chen, this boy is a freak of nature; he intends to slaughter us both. Why not join forces and fight him as one?"

Xue Chen recoiled in shock, clearly not anticipating that a human Heavenly Realm Martial Artist would propose an alliance with a creature of the Blood Clan.

It is common knowledge that the hatred between humans and the Blood Clan runs as deep as an ocean; such a pact was previously unthinkable.

He let out a derisive snort: "Human, were this cooperation known among your own kind, it would be a sin punishable by death a thousand times over."

Macaron’s expression darkened further as he retorted coldly: "Do you think I still care about such trivialities? My only concern is survival! Xue Chen, I suspect your priorities are aligned with mine, are they not?"

Xue Chen fell into a somber, brooding silence.

Finally, he inhaled sharply, his eyes igniting with a savage light as he fixed his gaze on Lin Dong. "I never imagined I would face such a day, where I, a proud Extraterritorial Blood Clan Four-star Blood Emperor, would be forced into a corner by a Second Heaven human Heavenly Realm Martial Artist to the point of begging for an alliance with another human just to survive."

Seeing his hesitation crumble, Macaron pressed the issue: "Spare me the excuses and drop the pride. Had your overconfidence not clouded your judgment, we never would have been ensnared in this Blood Prison Array to begin with."

"Be quick about it! This is our final chance. Deactivate the Blood Prison Array so we can take the fight to him—or at the very least, secure our escape."

Xue Chen conceded with a grudging nod, realizing he lacked any viable alternative.

He clenched his teeth, rapidly cycling through manual seals to dissipate the barrier that had bottled them in.

As Xue Chen exerted his control, the Blood Prison Array began to unravel. The seemingly impenetrable partition appeared to be torn asunder by an unseen force, revealing a narrow passage toward the outside world.

Witnessing this, Lin Dong’s lips curled in a mocking display of amusement as he muttered, "Choosing this path will only accelerate your end."

Despite his debilitating injuries, Macaron forced himself to snap back, his voice ragged:

"Lin Dong, we may be wounded, but do not mistake our state for helplessness. Our prowess is not as easily eroded as you envision."

Xue Chen joined in, his tone heavy with defiance: "Your ultimate arts and trump cards have been exhausted. We may be bloodied, but you lack the strength to finish us off completely."

Lin Dong offered a gentle shake of his head, his confidence absolute and serene. "Is that so? Then allow me to demonstrate what reality truly looks like."

Before the echoes of his voice died away, Lin Dong’s aura underwent a violent metamorphosis. An unprecedented, crushing force expanded within him, reminiscent of a slumbering dragon awakening to unleash ruin upon the world.

Unlike the moment when Xue Chen arrogantly prepared to face them both, the tables had unequivocally turned.

Lin Dong, technically only a Second Heaven human Heavenly Realm Martial Artist, appeared perfectly capable of challenging a Fourth Heaven human Martial Artist and a Four-star Blood Emperor concurrently.

Had they been at their zenith,Lin Dong would have stood no chance. But now? Ha...

His confidence was unshakable; he knew victory was already in his grasp.

"Have you truly grasped the situation? The real confrontation is only just commencing. Did you honestly believe I had utilized my full capacity until now?" Lin Dong’s tone was low and profound, each syllable striking like a heavy hammer against the hearts of Macaron and Xue Chen.

Watching one another, Macaron and Xue Chen mirrored the profound dread and trepidation reflected in their eyes.

They finally comprehended that Lin Dong’s composure was not mere posturing.

A cold dread seeped into their marrow, a premonition that they were about to face the most harrowing chapter of their lives.

"Could he... possess an even more lethal trump card?" Both Xue Chen and Macaron were struck by the same terrifying realization.